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| Other than the 2 Frisky Mermaid songwriter's competitions (which don't count since the audience is mostly you folks) and the OFC jams I've attended/hosted (which don't count for the same reason), yesterday I played in public for the first time since college.
A small town a few miles from here, known mostly for it's antiques stores lining the picturesque main street, holds an annual street festival commemorating the filming of the early 90's Michael J. Fox film "Doc Hollywood" there. Long story short, I was invited to do a short set by the owner of a vintage instrument store there who put up a stage in front of his shop.
Short set, 30 min and 5 songs, and a lot of great performers (folk, country and bluegrass) so I had a lot to live up to. No train wrecks, some actual applause, and no one yelled "Free Bird!", so other than the nervousness (took care of that with a couple of stiff shots a bit beforehand) I consider it a success.
That was fun! I need to get out more - as someone we know and love says, "There are no problems that can't be fixed by 100 gigs." |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Way to go! |
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Location: Vernon CT | Congrats Serge!! I beleive I have heard you play on a track from the OFC ning site, you are an excellent guitarist and in my opinion need not be concerned about if you did well or not. I am POSITIVE you were well received!! |
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| Nice, You got me by a few years. It had been 20 years for me. Now I can't stop and have no desire to. The solo stuff is fun, I have always been hooked on a band that plays the old PRog stuff so I have been searching for those musicians and have found them again. But the solo stuff is the way to go. You play what you want. You only need about 1 hour and 45 min of material to do the small restaurants and happy hour gig's during the day or early evenings. and 2 hours is nothing once you get back into it. Not a lot of money but it is a very honorable hobby and you get great perks at the places you play once you become established in your area.
Enjoy, and don't stop now........ |
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Location: VENISE-EN-QUEBEC CANADA | Any performance is a performance!!!.when I get better i want to preform to some small gathering.cant wait.Félécitation G8r keep it up ;)
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Location: south east Michigan | Nice goin' g8er. |
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Location: South Windsor Connecticut | I got to play at the annual employee picnic this week. Played three songs to start it off. Had a total of 6 acts. I love to do coffeehouse type sets. I was not nervous at all. Glad you had a good time. |
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Location: Nashville TN. | Congrats
when the next one???
The more you do it the easier it gets |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Alright Serge! You really have come a long ways in a short period of time.
What was your song set and equipment used? |
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Location: GA USA | Exactly! What guitar did you play?
Congrats, buddy. |
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| Thanks for the kind words and encouragement, everybody.
Set list:
New Orleans Waltz - Grayson Capps
Willin' - Little Feat
Pink Houses - John Mellencamp
and ended with a medley of:
Dope Smokin' Blues - Bryan Lee
Before You Accuse Me - E. McDaniel (AKA Bo Didley)
Played the 08C thru the house PA, brought along my Boss looper and layed down live loops for Willin' and New Orleans Waltz, and a pre-recorded 12-bar shuffle loop for the 2 blues numbers. |
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Location: Bluffton, SC | Nice, serge! Wish I were there to lend some applause! Way to go! |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Alright Serge...proud of ya! Wish I were able to have heard you... |
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Location: GA USA | Originally posted by G8r:
...and a pre-recorded 12-bar shuffle loop for the 2 blues numbers. I thought you WERE a pre-recorded 12-bar shuffle loop.
edited: That was funnier when it was in my head. |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Good job Serge, although I know you had it in you all the time. |
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Location: Michigan | Sounds like a great time. Way to go. Where are you in Fla? |
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Location: Brisbane Australia | Congratulations Serge!! :cool:
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Way to go, Serge! |
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Location: Reisterstown, Maryland | Way to go, Serge! I bet it was great.
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Location: Montréal, québec, Canada | Lucky man, must of been a great feeling.
Keep on goin'.
I,m rehearsing with my 2 brothers and cousins, for fun and family partys but where thinking of one little public apperance sometime.
The band is DAKUZINS, lots of fun... |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by Captain_Lovehandles:
Originally posted by G8r:
...and a pre-recorded 12-bar shuffle loop for the 2 blues numbers. I thought you WERE a pre-recorded 12-bar shuffle loop.
edited: That was funnier when it was in my head.
Serge, I'm proud of you, too. I could see at AI that you had everything it would take except the confidence. Looks like you found some of that. Sorry I wasn't there to hear it and cheer you on! |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | AWESOME! |
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Location: Simpsonville, SC | Keep it up Serge, wish I was there to hear ya!! |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | When's the CD coming out? "Serge, live at the shop". |
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First public performance in nearly 30 years